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A colleague of Russian Orthodox priest Daniil...

A colleague of Russian Orthodox priest Daniil Sysoyev who was recently murdered in Moscow has been beaten.

All the bodies of the people who died when...

All the bodies of the people who died when a plane carrying Polish President Lech Kaczynski crashed on Saturday in west Russia have been found, Russia"s emergencies minister said.

A militant leader was killed in Russia"s...

A militant leader was killed in Russia"s North Caucasus republic of Ingushetia on Wednesday, a law enforcement source said.

Anatoly Korolev and Dmitry Kosyrev, RIA Novosti commentators

A new earthquake measuring 5.1 points on...

A new earthquake measuring 5.1 points on the Richter scale hit the Chilean central Biobio region in the early hours of Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

A pet leopard from a disputed rural settlement...

A pet leopard from a disputed rural settlement in Moscow will move to a wildlife sanctuary near Sochi, a south Russian resort on the Black Sea, a local environmental official said on Friday.

ASTRAKHAN (South Russia), September 16 (RIA...

ASTRAKHAN (South Russia), September 16 (RIA Novosti) - Russia"s advanced S-500 air defense system could be developed in the next few years, the Air Force commander said on Wednesday.

At least 41 people have been killed and...

At least 41 people have been killed and 106 injured by a female suicide bomber in Baghdad, Aljazeera news agency, citing the Iraqi interior ministry, said on Monday.

Authorities in the northern Philippine city...

Authorities in the northern Philippine city of San Fernando have banned tourists from observing the voluntary crucifixion of believers, a rite that takes place in the island country annually on Good Friday, the Union of Catholic Asian News (UCAN) has said.

Chile"s newly-elected President Sebastian...

Chile"s newly-elected President Sebastian Pinera has said it will cost at least $30 billion to rebuild the country after devastating February"s earthquake, the BBC reported.

Croatian President Stjepan Mesic arrives...

Croatian President Stjepan Mesic arrives in Moscow on Sunday for a two-day working visit.

Croatian President Stjepan Mesic said on...

Croatian President Stjepan Mesic said on Monday that road construction, ship-building and engineering were priority areas for cooperation between Croatia and Russia.

Despite widespread complaints and legal...

Despite widespread complaints and legal injunctions, Russia"s largest mobile communications operator Mobile TeleSystems (MTS) continues to foist paid services on its customers without their consent or even their knowledge.

Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajoekull whose...

Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajoekull whose eruption froze flights around Europe has somewhat calmed down but could trigger another more powerful volcano, an Icelandic expert said Monday.

If the international community showed the...

If the international community showed the necessary political will the dispute with Iran over the proposed nuclear fuel exchange could be resolved, Tehran"s foreign minister said on Tuesday.

India may join Russia"s nuclear center of...

India may join Russia"s nuclear center of a low-enriched uranium (LEU) reserves project in Angarsk, the chairman of India"s Atomic Energy Research Commission said.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived...

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived in Kabul on Wednesday for talks with his Afghan counterpart, Hamid Karzai, Iranian media reported.

Iran"s reformist leader, Mir Hossein Mousavi...

Iran"s reformist leader, Mir Hossein Mousavi, has said in a statement that he was "ready to die," for reforms, Al Jazeera said on Friday.

Italian alpine skier Giuliano Razzoli brought...

Italian alpine skier Giuliano Razzoli brought his country its first Vancouver Olympics gold medal after winning in men"s slalom.

KIEV, September 8 (RIA Novosti) - The absence...

KIEV, September 8 (RIA Novosti) - The absence of a Russian ambassador in Kiev means that bilateral relations have been frozen, Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko was quoted as saying in an interview with a Polish paper on Tuesday.

Kyrgyzstan"s interim government has taken...

Kyrgyzstan"s interim government has taken a major step towards fulfilling one of its main promises - to hold elections within six months - but many questions still need to be resolved, a Russian daily said on Friday.

MINSK, September 25 (RIA Novosti) - The...

MINSK, September 25 (RIA Novosti) - The head of the Russian Orthodox Church called on Belarusians during a visit to Minsk on Friday to maintain the spiritual and moral values of their ancestors based on the Orthodox faith.

MOSCOW, April 28 (RIA Novosti) - The Bolshoi...

MOSCOW, April 28 (RIA Novosti) - The Bolshoi Theater"s former prima ballerina Yekaterina Maximova died at the age of 70 in her Moscow apartment early on Tuesday, the theater"s spokesperson said. "The outstanding ballerina of the modern era, Yekaterina Maximova, died in her apartment during the night," Yekaterina Novikova said, adding the cause of the death was not known. Maximova made a stunning debut at the Bolshoi at the age of 16, playing Masha in Tchaikovsky"s Nutcracker, while she was studying at a choreography school. She formally joined the theater in 1958 after graduating from the school, and performed there for 30 years, playing lead roles in Giselle, Shopeniana, The Stone Flower, Sleeping Beauty, Don Quixote, Swan Lake, Spartacus, Romeo and Juliet, and other ballets. Maximova performed for many years in a famed duet with Vladimir Vasiliyev, her husband and former classmate. International media hailed them as the "golden" and "unrivaled" duet of 20th century ballet. Vasiliyev, later a popular producer who regularly staged productions for his wife, was on a trip abroad when she died, the Bolshoi spokeswoman said. The ballerina was renowned for her powerful stage presence, virtuoso technique, and versatility, allowing her to perform in a broad repertoire of ballets. Maximova graced stages around the world, working with renowned choreographers. Internationally, she is best remembered for playing Juliet in Maurice Bejart"s production of Romeo and Juliet, Rosa in Roland Petit"s highly acclaimed The Blue Angel, and Tatyana in John Cranco"s Onegin. A leading Bolshoi dancer expressed surprise at Maximova"s death, saying she had seemed in good health. "I was shocked and could not believe it," Nikolai Tsiskaridze told reporters. "She was busy with rehearsals only yesterday or the day before, and looked absolutely healthy." "This is terrible. It is too early, she was full of energy. It is unjust," the dancer said, calling Maximova"s death a great personal loss to him, as well as to her former students. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has expressed condolences to Vasiliyev and the Bolshoi company.

MOSCOW, April 29 (RIA Novosti) - North Korea...

MOSCOW, April 29 (RIA Novosti) - North Korea said on Wednesday it would conduct further nuclear tests and rocket launches if the UN Security Council did not apologize for its recent criticism of Pyongyang, South Korea"s Yonhap said.

MOSCOW, April 29 (RIA Novosti) - Russia...

MOSCOW, April 29 (RIA Novosti) - Russia is drafting agreements on child adoption with France, Spain, Britain and Israel, Deputy Minister of Education and Science Sergei Vitelis said on Thursday.

MOSCOW, April 2 (RIA Novosti) - The World...

MOSCOW, April 2 (RIA Novosti) - The World Wildlife Fund called on people around the world on Thursday to sign a petition to try and save the last surviving gray whales threatened with extinction as a result of oil and gas projects in Russia's Far East.

MOSCOW, April 6 (RIA Novosti) - Russian-born...

MOSCOW, April 6 (RIA Novosti) - Russian-born American billionaire and Google co-founder Sergey Brin may become a space tourist in 2012, the president of Space Adventures announced at a press conference.

MOSCOW, August 15 (RIA Novosti) - The tracking...

MOSCOW, August 15 (RIA Novosti) - The tracking device aboard the Russian-crewed Arctic Sea, missing since late July, was briefly reactivated on Saturday showing the vessel to be located in the Bay of Biscay, a Russian maritime journal said.

MOSCOW, August 18 (RIA Novosti) - The Russian...

MOSCOW, August 18 (RIA Novosti) - The Russian frigate Ladny has freed the Arctic Sea cargo ship in the Atlantic without firing a single shot and arrested eight alleged hijackers, Russia"s defense minister said on Tuesday.

MOSCOW, August 19 (RIA Novosti) - A Russian-U.S...

MOSCOW, August 19 (RIA Novosti) - A Russian-U.S. agreement on military transit to Afghanistan will go into effect on September 6, although the United States has not made any requests yet, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Wednesday. Moscow and Washington signed the deal on military transit via Russian territory, both overland and by air, on July 6 during President Barack Obama"s visit to Russia. Andrei Nesterenko said the agreement would formally enter into force only after the "legal procedure" was finalized, adding that with regard to Russia that meant its ratification by parliament. Until then, he said, its implementation would only be provisional. He also said the United States had not as yet specified "transit parameters or plans." The official said Moscow operated on the assumption that "Russian-U.S. transit cooperation will become a significant contribution to ensuring security, stabilization and reconstruction of Afghanistan." The Russian foreign minister previously said Moscow would have the right to inspect U.S. military planes overflying its territory. Sergei Lavrov also said the U.S. planned to make 4,500 flights to Afghanistan via Russian airspace. Russia already has bilateral transit deals with Germany, France and Spain, and also signed an agreement with NATO in 2008 on rail transit of non-lethal supplies to Afghanistan. The U.S.-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) has about 64,500 troops in Afghanistan, including 30,000 from the United States, under a UN mandate to give security support to the Afghan government and stop the flow of drugs from the country. There are a total of 62,000 U.S. troops in the country, with that figure set to rise by 6,000.

MOSCOW, August 23 (RIA Novosti) - Maria...

MOSCOW, August 23 (RIA Novosti) - Maria Sharapova and Elena Dementieva will clash in an all-Russian final at the Rogers Cup tennis tournament in Toronto on Sunday.

MOSCOW, August 31 (RIA Novosti) - Alrosa...

MOSCOW, August 31 (RIA Novosti) - Alrosa, Russia"s largest diamond miner, said on Monday it would invest over $2.8 billion by 2014 in three new mines with total annual capacity of about 6 million metric tons of diamond ore.

MOSCOW, August 8 (RIA Novosti) - Studying...

MOSCOW, August 8 (RIA Novosti) - Studying the geological samples taken from the North Pole seabed during Russia's symbolic expedition last week could take six months, a Russian Academy of Sciences spokesman said Wednesday.

MOSCOW, December 11 (RIA Novosti) - Russian...

MOSCOW, December 11 (RIA Novosti) - Russian Energy Minister Sergei Shmatko will discuss with his Bulgarian colleagues the implementation of Russian-Bulgarian joint energy projects during his visit to Sophia on Friday, the ministry"s press service said.

MOSCOW, February 21 (RIA Novosti) - Gazprom...

MOSCOW, February 21 (RIA Novosti) - Gazprom, Total and StatoilHydro signed on Thursday a deal on a joint venture to develop the Shtokman gas field in the Barents Sea. The ambitious project to develop the Arctic gas field, with estimated gas reserves of 3.7 trillion cubic meters, is intended to supply the Nord Stream pipeline from Russia to Germany currently being built under the Baltic Sea. The Shtokman project cost is estimated at $30 billion. Gazprom has a 51% stake in the project, while France"s Total and Norway"s StatoilHydro have 25% and 24%, respectively. The newly created JV will own the infrastructure of the Shtokman first stage during 25 years after the deposit is put into operation, following which Total and StatoilHydro will cede their stakes to Gazprom. Investment in the Shtokman first stage will be determined in the second half of 2009, Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller said. "Work will start today to prepare technical documentation and this work will be completed in the second half of 2009 when an investment decision is made," Miller said. The first pipeline gas supplies from the Shtokman deposit will begin in late 2013 and liquefied gas supplies in 2014. The project"s first phase is expected to produce a total of 23.7 billion cubic meters of natural gas annually.

MOSCOW, July 21 (RIA Novosti) - Two astronauts...

MOSCOW, July 21 (RIA Novosti) - Two astronauts from the U.S. space shuttle Endeavour carried out a spacewalk to mark the 40th anniversary of the first human landing on the Moon, NASA said on its website on Tuesday.

MOSCOW, July 23 (RIA Novosti) - Four people...

MOSCOW, July 23 (RIA Novosti) - Four people died and at least 53 are missing after a landslide in southwest China"s Sichuan Province, the Xinhua news agency reported on Thursday.

MOSCOW, March 29 (RIA Novosti) - The World...

MOSCOW, March 29 (RIA Novosti) - The World Wildlife Fund has asked Russians to switch their lights off for one hour on Saturday as part of Earth Hour, a global event to promote energy conservation and raise climate change awareness.

MOSCOW, May 13 (RIA Novosti) - Sulim Yamadayev...

MOSCOW, May 13 (RIA Novosti) - Sulim Yamadayev survived an attempt on his life and has sworn to take revenge on Chechnya"s leader, a Russian daily said on Wednesday, citing the former Chechen military commander"s brother. Russia"s consul general in Dubai questioned the report on Wednesday, saying police had said Yamadayev was shot dead on March 28 in the car park of a luxury seaside apartment block in Dubai, and buried at a local cemetery. The Kommersant newspaper reported that Sulim had tried to declare a vendetta against President Ramzan Kadyrov and his cousin, State Duma member Adam Delimkhanov, via an influential Muslim cleric in Chechnya. However, Isa Yamadayev told the paper that the mullah refused to convey the message to the clan, as is required by tradition. Mullah Nurid-hadzhi Kimayev in the Russian North Caucasus republic"s second largest city Gudermes confirmed he received a phone call several days ago from a man who claimed to be Sulim. "I lived next door to the Yamadayev brothers for a long time, and I know the family very well. But I have not seen or heard from Sulim for years and could not be sure I was speaking to him," the cleric told the paper, adding he would not have conveyed the message anyway as he did not want to be part of a blood feud. Sulim, who served as the commander of Russia"s Vostok battalion in Chechnya, fled the republic last year after a clash between his troops and Kadyrov"s guards. The paper said "the procedure was not observed" and as a result the blood feud was not "formally" declared. Isa Yamadayev told the paper he personally would seek legal punishment for those behind the attempt on Sulim and the murder of their elder brother Ruslan in Moscow last September. In the latter case, Russian police have arrested one suspect, a driver, and several Chechens, including Delimkhanov, have been put on an international wanted list as part of the probe into the Dubai shooting. The lawmaker strongly denied any involvement in the case. Russia"s constitution does not allow the extradition of Russian nationals accused of crimes in other countries. Isa said Sulim was only injured and is now in a Dubai hospital under police guard, adding that they were in contact via the Internet, the paper reported. The Russian consul general in Dubai, Sergei Krasnogor, said: "Dubai police officials, including the police chief, have repeatedly confirmed to me that Sulim Yamadayev had been killed and buried at a local cemetery." Russian diplomats earlier acknowledged they had not been provided with documentary evidence of Sulim"s death.

MOSCOW, October 26 (RIA Novosti) - Construction...

MOSCOW, October 26 (RIA Novosti) - Construction of the Russian pavilion for the Expo 2010 to be held in Shanghai is going according to schedule, a first deputy mayor of Moscow said.

Moscow reiterated on Wednesday the international...

Moscow reiterated on Wednesday the international proposals to Iran on its nuclear program were still valid despite Tehran"s recent uranium enrichment to 19.75% purity.

MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti political commentator Marianna Belenkaya)

MOSCOW, September 10 (RIA Novosti) - Nine...

MOSCOW, September 10 (RIA Novosti) - Nine people are reported to be dead or missing in the Philippines as a result of landslides and floods triggered by a tropical depression, local media reported on Thursday.

MOSCOW, September 11 (RIA Novosti) - The...

MOSCOW, September 11 (RIA Novosti) - The Russian Navy has denied media speculation that the Moskva missile cruiser, the flagship of the Black Sea Fleet, needed repairs at a shipyard after a recent incident on board.

MOSCOW, September 8 (RIA Novosti) - Russian...

MOSCOW, September 8 (RIA Novosti) - Russian investigators said on Tuesday they had searched the Arctic Sea vessel and found only lumber registered in the ship"s cargo log.

NATO will continue to use Georgia for as...

NATO will continue to use Georgia for as long as it can by dangling the "carrot" of membership in the military alliance in front of it, Russia"s NATO envoy said on Tuesday.

Nicaragua and the former Georgian republic...

Nicaragua and the former Georgian republic of South Ossetia have signed an agreement on the establishment of bilateral diplomatic relations, a spokeswoman for the South Ossetian president said on Wednesday.

NIZHNY NOVGOROD, May 7 (RIA Novosti) - A...

NIZHNY NOVGOROD, May 7 (RIA Novosti) - A court has fined a school principal accused of copyright violation 5,000 rubles ($194), a judge involved in re-litigation said Monday. Alexander Ponosov, a school principal in a small town in the Perm Region, was charged last year after he bought a set of computers for his school containing unlicensed Microsoft software. He has maintained his innocence throughout the proceedings, saying he was unaware that the Windows software on the PCs was counterfeit. Microsoft did not file any lawsuit against him. "Ponosov was found guilty of copyright violation, including of 266,000 rubles ($10,322) in material damage to Microsoft Corporation, and is sentenced to a 5,000 ruble ($194) fine," Valentina Tiunova said. The maximum possible penalty under relevant provision of the Russian Criminal Court is five years in prison. Piracy had been a stumbling block in Russia"s WTO accession talks with the United States until they reached an agreement in November, when Moscow promised a clampdown on intellectual property violations in the country, the second-largest market for pirated material after China.

Ousted Honduran president Manuel Zelaya...

Ousted Honduran president Manuel Zelaya should leave the Brazilian Embassy in Tegucigalpa before his term expires on January 27, Brazil"s Globonews TV channel said on Friday.

Pakistani Taliban militants have claimed...

Pakistani Taliban militants have claimed the responsibility for the attempt to detonate a bomb at the New York Time Square, the Long War Journal said citing a Taliban website.

Parliamentary elections in Tajikistan failed...

Parliamentary elections in Tajikistan failed to meet many international requirements, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe said in a statement on Monday.

Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia...

Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia has led important changes in the country, which included the introduction of chaplains in military units and the launch of Orthodox culture courses teaching in schools a year since he was enthroned as head of the world"s largest Orthodox Church.

Polish military prosecutors have opened...

Polish military prosecutors have opened an investigation into the plane crash that claimed the lives of Polish President Lech Kaczynski and dozens of the country"s top officials, Polish Attorney General Krzysztof Parulski said on Tuesday.

Possible new sanctions against Iran should...

Possible new sanctions against Iran should not affect the launch date for the country"s first nuclear power plant, a senior Russian member of parliament said on Wednesday.

Russia could soon stop issuing biometric...

Russia could soon stop issuing biometric passports due to technical problems, a newspaper reported on Tuesday citing the head of the Federal Migration Service.

Russia is ready to discuss the issue of...

Russia is ready to discuss the issue of possible new sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program, but still believes that diplomacy is the way forward, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Thursday.

Russian and Polish empathy over the tragic...

Russian and Polish empathy over the tragic plane crash in western Russia which claimed the lives of Polish President Lech Kaczynski, his wife and another 94 individuals, will help in overcoming challenges between the two countries, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday.

Russian female squad will play away against...

Russian female squad will play away against the United States in the semifinals of the 2010 Federation Cup in Alabama"s Birmingham on Saturday and Sunday.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Patriarch...

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia on Sunday congratulated the head of the Belarusian Orthodox Church on his 75th birthday.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev congratulated...

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev congratulated Sebastian Pinera, who took office as Chile"s president on Thursday, and assured him that Russia is ready to continue assisting the quake-hit country, the Kremlin said.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Monday...

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Monday approved a plan to boost domestic food production and reduce the country"s dependence on imports.

Russia"s luxurious high-speed passenger...

Russia"s luxurious high-speed passenger train Sapsan will start running between Nizhny Novgorod and Moscow at the beginning of the fall, a Gorkovskaya Railways spokesman said on Tuesday.

Russia"s Moskva guided-missile cruiser made...

Russia"s Moskva guided-missile cruiser made a port call in the southwestern Indian city of Kochi on Friday, a Navy spokesman said.

Russia"s Rossiya 1 TV channel will consider...

Russia"s Rossiya 1 TV channel will consider making a TV series depicting the brighter side of school life rather than the controversial series shown on national Channel One, a spokeswoman for Rossiya 1 said.

Russia"s top military warned the United...

Russia"s top military warned the United States on Wednesday against using force against Iran over its controversial nuclear ambitions saying the consequences would be "dreadful."

Russia took the bronze medal in a photo...

Russia took the bronze medal in a photo finish with Austria for the silver in the Vancouver Olympics men"s 4x7.5km biathlon relay on Friday under heavy snowfall.

Russia will begin on Tuesday repatriating...

Russia will begin on Tuesday repatriating the bodies recovered in the wreckage of a Polish plane, which crashed last Saturday near the western Russian city of Smolensk killing Polish President Lech Kaczynski, as well as his wife and a large delegation traveling with him.

TBILISI/MOSCOW, March 5 (RIA Novosti) -...

TBILISI/MOSCOW, March 5 (RIA Novosti) - The Swiss embassy in Georgia began on Thursday accepting applications for Russian entry visas from Georgian nationals.

The damage from a massive oil spill in the...

The damage from a massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico will exceed $5 billion, a World Wildlife Fund expert said on Monday.

The Icelandic volcano eruption may last...

The Icelandic volcano eruption may last up to two years, the head of the Volcanology and Geodynamics Institute of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences said on Wednesday.

The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) will jump...

The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) will jump straight to its maximum energy without any medium-energy proton collisions, the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) has said on its website.

The Moscow government will not launch a...

The Moscow government will not launch a snow prevention program until it obtains a feasibility study on its effectiveness, the city"s economy chief said on Thursday.

The organizers of the recent terrorist attacks...

The organizers of the recent terrorist attacks in Moscow and Kizlyar and some of the suicide bombers have been identified, the Russian counter-terrorism committee said on Friday.

The Polish plane which crashed while trying...

The Polish plane which crashed while trying to land in western Russia, killing the Polish president and other top officials, made only one attempt to land, the chairperson of the Interstate Aviation Committee said on Thursday.

The post-Soviet security group Collective...

The post-Soviet security group Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) is to become an alternative to NATO when the UN and CSTO sign a declaration on cooperation during UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon"s visit to Moscow this week, a respected Russian daily reported.